Tornadoes · United States · Texas · 2026
EF1 tornado, Allison, Texas, June 25, 2026
This EF1 tornado ran 2.4 miles across Wheeler County on June 25, 2026, touching down at 6:59 PM CDT and reaching 50 yards wide. It killed nobody.
Preliminary. This is NWS AMA's damage survey, filed in the Damage Assessment Toolkit as 5 West Allison - June 25, 2026. The rating, the path and the casualties are the survey's and can change while it is revised. The Storm Prediction Center compiles the official record of 2026 from these surveys and publishes it in the spring of 2027; this page moves to that tornado's permanent address when it does.
The rating scale
Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.
EF065 to 85 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
EF186 to 110 mphthis tornado
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
EF2111 to 135 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
EF3136 to 165 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
EF4166 to 200 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
EF5over 200 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.
The survey
- Rating, as surveyed
- EF1, preliminary
- Date
- June 25, 2026
- Touchdown
- 6:59 PM CDT (23:59 UTC)
- Lifted
- 7:08 PM CDT (00:08 UTC)
- On the ground
- 9 minutes
- Path length
- 2.4 miles (3.8 km)
- Path width
- 50 yards (46 m)
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- County
- Wheeler County
- Touchdown point
- 35.606, -100.176
- Lift-off point
- 35.573, -100.180
- Highest wind the damage implies
- 90 mph
- Surveyed by
- NWS AMA
- The office's name for it
- 5 West Allison - June 25, 2026
- Survey last edited
- July 3, 2026
- Record number
- None yet. SPC numbers 2026 in the spring of 2027.
What the survey found
A damage path was discovered across northern wheeler county associated with a supercell circulation suggesting a weak tornado. In addition, a storm chaser documented a periodic funnel clouds with the storm and although it didn't fully condense to the ground, there was periodic dust picked up below at the surface. Isolated damage indicators provided challenges for the survey, however a relatively narrow path of damage mainly consisting of snapped large tree limbs did exits west to southwest of Alison. There was one small out building destroyed as well, but the EF1 tornado rating was based on snapped power poles early in the track. Otherwise, most of the path was EF0 damage.
Written by NWS AMA in the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit. A survey is revised as better evidence arrives.
What the Weather Service recorded
High pressure over New Mexico helped trigger new storms off the higher terrain. These storms then moved to the south and east into the combined Panhandles. With favorable instability and wind shear, these storms became strong to severe with the main hazards being large hail and damaging winds. There were some supercells that did produce tornadoes across portions of the eastern combined Panhandles as well as high end wind damage from straight line winds. Given sufficient moisture in place, slow moving storms or storms that moved over the same locations, a few communities in the eastern combined Panhandles did receive heavy rainfall that resulted in flash flooding.
A damage path was discovered across northern Wheeler County associated with a supercell circulation suggesting a weak tornado. In addition, a storm chaser documented a periodic funnel with the storm and although they didn't fully condense to the ground, there was periodic dust picked up at the surface. Isolated damage indicators provided challenges for the survey, however a relatively narrow path of damage mainly consisted of snapped large tree limb existed from west to southwest of Allison. There was one small outbuilding destroyed as well, but the EF1 tornado rating was based on snapped power poles early in the track. Otherwise, most of the path was|EF0 damage. The maximum estimated wind speed was 90mph.
From NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database, the narrative the local forecast office wrote for Storm Data.
The warnings
No tornado warning for this county appears in the archive as in force at the moment the tornado touched down. One was issued for the county at another hour that day.
The county was under a severe thunderstorm watch, issued at 20:35 UTC and running to 04:00 UTC.
| Issued (UTC) | Expired | Product | Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20:35 UTC | 04:00 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | AMA |
| 23:30 UTC | 00:15 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA |
| 23:54 UTC | 01:00 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA |
| 00:07 UTC | 00:45 UTC | Tornado Warning | AMA |
| 00:38 UTC | 01:50 UTC | Flood Advisory | AMA |
| 00:41 UTC | 01:45 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA |
| 01:50 UTC | 03:45 UTC | Flash Flood Warning | AMA |
| 02:26 UTC | 03:15 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA |
| 02:33 UTC | 03:30 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA |
| 03:09 UTC | 02:52 UTC | Flood Advisory | AMA |
| 03:40 UTC | 06:45 UTC | Flood Warning | AMA |
Every warning and watch covering the touchdown point that day, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service products. Lead time is measured from the issue of the warning in force to the touchdown time in the database, both of which were recorded to the minute by different people.
The forecast that day
The Storm Prediction Center had this point in a Enhanced Risk, with a 0.02 chance of a tornado within 25 miles. The outlook in force was issued at 20:02 UTC.
SPC's Day 1 convective outlook as it stood when the tornado began, read at the touchdown point. The same archive is on the radar archive.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the tornado touched down, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the tornado touched down at Jun 25, 5:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Issued at 1231 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
- Severe thunderstorm chances continue for most of the Panhandles on this afternoon and Friday. Higher confidence today.
- Heat Advisory for Palo Duro Canyon is in effect today with highs around 105 degrees.
- Triple digit high temperatures expected Saturday through Monday for many locations, with potential heat products needed.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 5:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
551 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
...New AVIATION...
.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 1231 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
- Severe thunderstorm chances continue for most of the Panhandles
on this afternoon and Friday. Higher confidence today.
- Heat Advisory for Palo Duro Canyon is in effect today with
highs around 105 degrees.
- Triple digit high temperatures expected Saturday through Monday
for many locations, with potential heat products needed.
&&
.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Friday night)
Issued at 1231 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
Quasi-zonal flow aloft currently over the combined Panhandles is
progged to get disrupted this afternoon with a shortwave. A
surface low will set up over the combined Panhandles bringing some
changes to the surface winds and Tds across the area. Leading to
subtle boundaries and increased surface helicity in the
northeastern combined Panhandles. As this low travels over the
area, surface winds are expected to shift to the north as a
subtle boundary (likely outflow from storms in KS this morning)
moves in. Another boundary (subtle surface trough) is expected to
divide part of the Panhandle between Tds in the upper 40s to lower
50s on the west side and upper 50s to 60s on the eastern. Also,
with subtle west/east difference in southerly surface winds.
Abundant mid level moisture is progged to exist across the entire
combined Panhandles this afternoon. Storms may first initiate off
of surface convergence along the northern outflow boundary while
picking up later from upper level support. However, some areas in
the central to southwestern TX Panhandle may still need to wait on
the potential arrival of this boundary moving south to initiate
as instability and Tds are expected to follow behind the boundary.
Higher CAPE values are expected to exist north of the outflow
boundary and east of the surface trough. Instability around
1000-1500 J/Kg MUCAPE may still exist across the southwestern part
of the Panhandles behind the trough and ahead of the outflow.
Enough to get a good updraft and produce damaging winds with DCAPE
values above 1000 J/Kg. Higher confidence for hail will be north
or east of the two aforementioned boundaries wherever they may lie
as the upper level support comes across with better instability
and better shear. The best low level shear is expected to the
northeast of the surface low where the two boundaries meet,
leaving a 2-5% prob for tors mainly in Beaver County at this time.
Once storms get going will have to watch for interactions of new
outflow boundaries which can locally change the environment for a
new storm.
Although severe storms should end by 11 PM tonight, some lingering
showers and thunderstorms may last well into the morning for the
eastern combined Panhandles. Going into Friday, surface winds
shift to the north behind all the thunderstorm activity and
gradually turn easterly. Although speeds are not expected to be
very high, maybe 10 mph until the evening, the upslope nature of
the winds will help temperatures be held back a few degrees
compared to today. This should hold PDC floor temperatures to
around 100 and not 105. Mid level moisture around H7 is expected
to hang around and could lead to some scattered thunderstorms once
again Friday evening. The question is how much lift will be
present as suggested shortwaves are not anticipated to be nearly
as strong as today's. Will be monitoring for a severe potential
once again late tomorrow afternoon/evening. There is a bit of
uncertainty to the amount of effective CAPE that will be available
as models are showing some CIN and storms could potentially be
more elevated. The severe risk may be conditional with how much
the atmosphere recovers from tonight. If storms are elevated, they
are likely to not get very strong. However, damaging winds could
still be a threat as some onion shape forecast soundings are
showing after storms start.
Storms may start in the later afternoon in the northwest Friday,
with most of the area not seeing thunderstorms until after 7 PM
and lasting through the overnight. As the storms exit to the east
early Sat morning surface winds are expected to become
southwesterly and potentially pick up to the 15 to 20 mph before
sunrise. Overnight lows going into Sat are not expected to be that
cool with some lower 70s across the central to southeastern TX
Panhandle and mid to upper 60s elsewhere.
&&
.LONG TERM...
(Saturday through next Wednesday)
Issued at 1231 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
Upper level high pressure that has been dominating much of northern
Mexico and south to central Texas will begin to shift eastward
with southwest flow aloft beginning to move in over the FA
Saturday. During this time dry southwest winds will begin to move
in at the surface. This will create warm temperatures with much
more of the combined Panhandles reaching the lower 100s. PDC is
likely to need a Heat Advisory once again with temperatures
reaching 105 or greater. Although the NBM is not excited about
precipitation chances Sat night, H7 theta-e advection remains
elevated along a moisture plume extending from the southwest
corner of the TX Panhandle to the northeast corner. This moisture
may lead to potential isolated pop-up thunderstorm late Sat into
Sat evening. Therefore, have introduced a slight chance pop for
this area. If clouds form early enough in the afternoon from
rising air, afternoon highs could be held back ever so slightly.
This pattern is expected to persist through much of the extended
period. With temperatures only slightly cooling a couple to few
degrees Tuesday onward. This may be because of the increase chances
for showers and thunderstorms as southwest flow aloft pumps Pacific
moisture into the area increasing cloud cover at a minimum. The NBM
did introduce some 10-15 PoPs Sunday night slightly and have
expanded this just a bit more into the central to northeastern TX
Panhandle. This pattern of PoPs across a corridor of the southwest
to northeastern Panhandles is continued for Mon evening into Wed
evening.
Sticking with the NBM for the afternoon highs through the extended
period at this time. However, these values may be overdone just
slightly and will depend on the timing of cu fields forming and
potentially some thin high clouds as well.
&&
.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 506 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
Thunderstorms are continuing to impact the combined Panhandles.
KGUY may see some impacts linger past 00Z for an hour or two.
However, activity should move south and eventually impact KAMA.
Confidence in KDHT is too low to mention in the TAFs at this time.
If that changes amendments may be needed. An outflow type
boundary or front is moving south and will transitions winds to
the north through the overnight hours. Uncertainty remains on how
low clouds will get behind this boundary, mainly after 06Z, so
expect changes in subsequent issuances or amendments as
confidence increases for potential MVFR down to LIFR CIGs.
Moisture from thunderstorms may increase this potential.
&&
.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...Flood Watch until 1 AM CDT Friday for TXZ005.
Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for TXZ317.
OK...Flood Watch until 1 AM CDT Friday for OKZ003.
&&
SHORT TERM...03
LONG TERM....03
AVIATION...03Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 1:08 PM CDT, 5 hours 51 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Amarillo TX 108 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-260615- Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson- Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth- Palo Duro Canyon- 108 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening for portions of the combined Panhandles. These thunderstorms have a chance to be severe with large hail and damaging winds being the main threats. A Heat Advisory has been issued for Palo Duro Canyon with high temperatures reaching 105 degrees. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Thunderstorms are possible on Friday, and again on Monday through Wednesday. Thunderstorms on Friday could reach severe limits with large hail and damaging winds being the main threats. Temperatures at or above 105 degrees are possible for portions of the Panhandles on Saturday and Sunday, where heat headlines may be needed. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 25, 6:07 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
607 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0453 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NNW Boise City 36.74N 102.52W
06/25/2026 Cimarron OK Emergency Mngr
Large tree limbs broken in NW Boise City.
Photos received from Emergency Management.
Time estimated via radar.
&&
RLFLocal storm report, Jun 25, 6:20 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
620 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0613 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 6 ESE Lora 35.71N 100.46W
06/25/2026 M60 MPH Hemphill TX Mesonet
60 mph wind gust measured at the WT Mesonet
site 10 miles east of Miami.
&&
RLFLocal storm report, Jun 25, 6:29 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
629 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0613 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 6 ESE Lora 35.71N 100.46W
06/25/2026 M60 MPH Hemphill TX Mesonet
60 mph wind gust measured at the WT Mesonet
site 10 miles east of Miami. Maximum wind
gust of 61 mph measured at 6:21 PM.
&&
RLFLocal storm report, Jun 25, 6:38 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
638 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0613 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 6 ESE Lora 35.71N 100.46W
06/25/2026 M60 MPH Hemphill TX Mesonet
60 mph wind gust measured at the WT Mesonet
site 10 miles east of Miami. Maximum wind
gust of 74 mph measured at 6:32 PM.
&&
RLFLocal storm report, Jun 25, 6:53 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
653 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0641 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 3 SE Dumas 35.83N 101.92W
06/25/2026 M72 MPH Moore TX Mesonet
72 mph wind gust measured at the WT Mesonet
site 3 miles SE of Dumas. Persisted for 2
minutes.
&&
RLFLocal storm report, Jun 25, 6:56 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
656 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0641 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 11 S Romero 35.57N 102.96W
06/25/2026 M58 MPH Oldham TX Mesonet
58 mph wind gust measured at the WT Mesonet
site 1 miles SSW of Romero.
&&
RLFThe air that afternoon
The radiosonde launches on either side of the tornado, from the nearest station that was launching then, drawn and analyzed the way Storm Lab does: the same diagram, the same parcel and shear definitions SPC's mesoanalysis uses.
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), 00:00Z
0.0 hours before the tornado, 144 km from the path. June 26, 2026.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 758 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Surface CAPE
- 1595 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2956 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 245 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 7.2
- 0-3 km lapse rate
- 9.9 K/km
The surface observations
Canadian (HHF), 40 km from the path, in the two hours either side.
| Time (UTC) | Temp (°F) | Dew point (°F) | Wind | Gust (kt) | Pressure (mb) | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22:35 UTC | 87.8 | 69.8 | 150° 16 kt | 23 | 1006.4 | VCTS RA |
| 22:55 UTC | 78.8 | 71.6 | 200° 14 kt | 23 | 1007.1 | VCTS RA HZ |
| 23:15 UTC | 75.2 | 69.8 | 230° 28 kt | 33 | 1008.8 | VCTS RA HZ |
| 23:35 UTC | 68 | 66.2 | 160° 20 kt | 43 | 1008.8 | VCTS RA FG |
| 23:55 UTC | 71.6 | 68 | 140° 16 kt | 31 | 1010.5 | VCTS RA BR |
| 00:15 UTC | 73.4 | 68 | 120° 19 kt | 23 | 1008.8 | |
| 00:55 UTC | 71.6 | 68 | 160° 18 kt | 31 | 1009.1 | VCTS RA |
| 01:15 UTC | 69.8 | 68 | 160° 17 kt | 30 | 1009.5 | VCTS RA BR |
| 01:35 UTC | 71.6 | 66.2 | 160° 17 kt | 28 | 1009.5 | |
| 01:55 UTC | 71.6 | 66.2 | 170° 15 kt | 26 | 1009.5 |
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of airport observations.
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 144 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 23:59 UTC.
Open the radar archive at this moment, over the track
Reflectivity and velocity, decoded from the Level II archive in the browser. Volumes take a few seconds to open the first time.
What was reported nearby
Local storm reports within 60 km of the path, in the three hours either side.
| Time (UTC) | Report | Where | County | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23:13 UTC | TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 Ese Lora | Hemphill, TX | 60 mph wind gust measured at the WT Mesonet site 10 miles east of Miami. |
| 23:13 UTC | TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 Ese Lora | Hemphill, TX | 60 mph wind gust measured at the WT Mesonet site 10 miles east of Miami. Maximum wind gust of 61 mph measured at 6:21 PM. |
| 23:13 UTC | TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 Ese Lora | Hemphill, TX | 60 mph wind gust measured at the WT Mesonet site 10 miles east of Miami. Maximum wind gust of 74 mph measured at 6:32 PM. |
| 23:27 UTC | TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 E Canadian | Hemphill, TX | Corrects previous non-tstm wnd gst report from 6 E Canadian. Mesonet station 67 Canadian 6E. |
| 23:27 UTC | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 E Canadian | Hemphill, TX | Mesonet station 67 Canadian 6E. |
| 23:54 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 5 W Allison | Wheeler, TX | Public reported multiple out building, fence, and windows were destroyed by possible tornado. Timing estimated from radar. |
| 00:05 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Sw Codman | Gray, TX | 5 inch tree branch broken, camper lifted and moved, 1 cattle trailer and 1 flat bed trailer moved by thunderstorms winds, small dumpster moved approx. 30 yards from original location. Time estimated via radar. |
| 00:22 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Sse Codman | Gray, TX | Confirmed damage with Trejas Feeders Ltd facility off Highway 152. Barn door blown off, barn damage, broken windows, and fences blown over. |
| 00:56 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Wheeler | Wheeler, TX | *** 1 INJ *** Emergency manager reports 14 RVs overturned and powerlines snapped near Wheeler RV Park. Time estimated via radar. |
| 00:56 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Wheeler | Wheeler, TX | Emergency manager reports 14 RVs overturned and powerlines snapped near Wheeler RV Park. Time estimated via radar. |
| 01:00 UTC | FLOOD | 4 W Allison | Wheeler, TX | Public reported multiple roads flooded. Timing estimated from radar. |
| 01:55 UTC | FLOOD | Wheeler | Wheeler, TX | Video from Wheeler County EM of water flooding street, likely around 3 to 6 inches deep. |
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service local storm reports.
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What this means
Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. A survey can be revised, so the rating, the path and the casualties can all still change.
Sources
NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit, the record the survey teams file from the damage, and NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Neither is the official database for 2026, which SPC publishes in the spring of 2027.